2. Compare different versions of Cinderella from around the word: Rochester.edu
Literature Resources:
- Googlelittrips - events in a novel are mapped out on Google Earth trips
Create your own lit. trips - " allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. " :http://www.googletreks.org/
Our very own World Book Database has a Dramatic Learning section with great resource with: plays, lesson plans, various teaching tools, rubrics, play starters, posters for plays, monologues, & more (once logged in go to World Book Classroom)
Poetry:
Eight stations created by several NISD librarian to engage students & review poetry devices & TEKS. -See Mr. T. for details.
Learning Lab - with questions and activities for specific poems and a various audiovisual poems: thePoetryFoundation
View poems as they roll across screen of large smartphone (1,000s of poems to choose from) : poetryflow
Lexile Tools:
Lexile level to grade chart: lexile.com
Level finder : For a grade/student or find a book:http://www.lexile.com/fab/
Find a book's lexile or age range: same site as above just use 'Quick Search' in upper left corner.
Lexile Analyzer: Type in the text from a book and find its lexile. You need to register to use the site:
http://www.lexile.com/analyzer/
Inferencing resources:
Online mysteries and/or with phone app is free & can print out as well:http://www.5minutemystery.com/
Folktales, Legends & Mythology:
List of websites on Discovery Education for introducing the genres and various stories:
Folktales, myths, etc. on Discovery Education.doc
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American:
1. Engaging audio & text versions of folktales & legends from the American South : The Moonlit Road
2. Various interesting resources for the legend of 'John Henry' -pics, monuments, songs, interviews, & much more : NPR
Around the World:
1. Mayan Folktales : FolkArt
2. Compare different versions of Cinderella from around the word: Rochester.edu
Literature Resources:
Create your own lit. trips - " allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. " :http://www.googletreks.org/
Great Resource - Encouraging active reading by technology connections to lit. : Literature Learning Ladders
Drama:
Poetry:
Learning Lab - with questions and activities for specific poems and a various audiovisual poems: thePoetryFoundation
View poems as they roll across screen of large smartphone (1,000s of poems to choose from) : poetryflow